41 Librae

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:55 | Tran: 0:09 | Set: 4:27

Alt: -48.27° Az: 52.57° Direction: North-East

41 Librae is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Libra.

41 Librae visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, 41 Librae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 41 Librae. The red arrow shows the motion of 41 Librae during the next 10000 years (14.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 40m 22s

Declination -19° 22’ 59”

Hour Angle 14h 16m 19s

Sidereal Time 05h 56m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 38m 54s

Declination -19° 18’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.63°

Galactic Latitude 28.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature 5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Librae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 41 Librae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

41 Librae is distant 339.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.17

Distance (light year) 339.58

Radial Speed 47 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.085 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 41 Librae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD139446

SAO Catalogue SAO159411

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76628

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 4118

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7169

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 41 Librae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.4° RISE 19:55

Max altitude: 19.1° TRANSIT 0:09

Azimuth: 250.6° SET 4:27

Set Location

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